GRE

The GRE is now only available as a computer-adaptive test. This is how it works: instead of having a pre-determined mixture of easy, medium, and hard questions, the computer will select questions for you based on how well you are doing. The first question will be of medium difficulty; if you get it right, the second question will be selected from a large group of questions that are a little harder; if you get the first question wrong, the second will be a little easier. The result is that the test automatically adjusts to your skill level. The Tough questions have more credit than easier ones.

You can still earn a very high score even if you answer several questions incorrectly. Correct answers to Harder questions leads to large score as compared to easier questions. This means to Get large score more difficult questions has to be answered.

Some (Very few) Universities may demand Subject GRE.

After completing your exam you can send your scores (free!) to four Universities so be prepared.

Your GRE scores are valid for 5 years.

You may appear again in GRE after one month.

Section	Questions	Duration
Verbal	30	30
Analytical	2 writing Tasks	75
Quantitative	28	45
Verbal/Quant./Anal.	30/35/2(writing tasks)	30/60/75

Types of Questions

Verbal
Analogies 7*
Sentence Completion 6*
Antonyms 9*
Reading Comprehension 3*

Quantitative
Mathematical comparisons 14*
Problem Solving 10*
Chart 4*

Analytical
2 writing Tasks
*a 45-minute "Present Your Perspective on an Issue" task and a 30-minute "Analyze an Argument" task. The "Issue" task states an opinion on an issue of general interest and asks you to address the issue from any perspectives you wish, as long as you provide relevant reasons and examples to explain and support your views.
*The "Argument" task presents a different challenge — it requires you to critique an argument by discussing how well reasoned you find it.

For more Info http://www.gre.org/issuetop.html
http://www.gre.org/argutop.html

Some Facts
Maximum score for sections Verbal, Quantitative is 800.An analytical writing score will be reported on a 0-6 score scale, in half-point increments. GRE is generally required by universities in North America (USA and Canada). Most Universities require General GRE for admission to MS and Ph.D. in Engineering Sciences. Generally for engineering Students score above 1800 is considered good for admission for middle order universities ranked between 40 to 90 .There may be some deviations? For all engineering Students GRE Q is most important for best results GRE Q must be well above 730 ,GRE A above 650(A>4.0/6.0),GRE V above 400. GRE score can considerably improve University Ranking. TOEFL is most important. TOEFL score must be well above 213.Generally Top 50 ranked Universities may require GRE>2000(770+,500+,>4/6) and TOEFL>250.For International students Verbal section is quite difficult. So they must prepare hard on vocabulary.
Note: Work hard in GRE Quantitative. Work on Permutation/combination, probability, mean/median/mode...etc.

TOEFL

Why TOEFL
The main reason behind TOEFL is that you can complete your Education in English successfully.

The TOEFL is now only available as a computer-adaptive test. This is how it works: instead of having a pre-determined mixture of easy, medium, and hard questions, the computer will select questions for you based on how well you are doing. The first question will be of medium difficulty; if you get it right, the second question will be selected from a large group of questions that are a little harder; if you get the first question wrong, the second will be a little easier. The result is that the test automatically adjusts to your skill level. But the Reading Comprenhson is not computer adaptive. The Tough questions have more credit than easier ones.

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TOEFL score is valid for two years.
You can take TOEFL once in a month.
213(CBT) is equivalent to 550(Paper based) and 250 to 600.
You can request paper for writing section, but it may delay your score report.
TOEFL may not be required by students of those countries whose native language is English .

CBT Structure and Scoring

Section Questions Duration

Listening    30/49    15/25

Structure    20    15

Reading    44    70

Writing    1 essay    30

New TOEFL

Internet-based Testing (iBT)
The new TOEFL test will be delivered via the Internet. Internet-based testing (iBT) allows ETS to capture speech and score responses in a standardized and fair manner. It will also make it possible to greatly expand test center access.

Timeline
ETS is committed to a successful transition worldwide. In order to maintain test and score integrity and ensure a quality administration for test takers, ETS will introduce the new test in phases.

The test will first be administered in the United States on September 24, 2005. On October 22, the TOEFL iBT test will begin in Canada, France, Germany and Italy. The test will be introduced in the rest of the world in 2006. A complete schedule will be available by November 1, 2005. See the TOEFL iBT timeline for more details. A list of frequently asked questions about the phased rollout is available.

ETS will continue to administer the current computer-based and paper-based versions of the test until the new Internet-based test is implemented.

GMAT

The Graduate Management Admission Test® (GMAT®) is a standardized assessment. Each individual test that is administered contains the same format and areas of content. The test is comprised of three main sections-analytical writing, quantitative reasoning, and verbal reasoning. Each of these areas is measured using different types of questions that have specific instructions for each.

Questions are chosen from a very large pool of test questions categorized by content and difficulty. Only one question at a time is presented to you on the screen. The first question is always of middle difficulty. The selection of each question thereafter is determined by your responses to all previous questions. In other words, the adaptive test adjusts to your ability level-you will get few questions that are too easy or too difficult for you.

You must answer each question and may not return to or change your answer to any previous question. If you answer a question incorrectly by mistake-or correctly by lucky guess-you answer to subsequent questions will lead you back to questions that are at the appropriate level of difficulty for you.

Analytical Writing Assessment
The GMAT with the Analytical Writing Assessment, consists of two essays topics selected by the computer.30 min are allowed to respond to each topic. One task is to analyze an issue; the other is to analyze an argument.

Quantative
This section tests elementary mathematical skills. This section contains 37 multiple-choice questions of either two question types, Data Sufficiency or Problem Solving. You are allowed a maximum of 75 minutes to complete the section.

Verbal
This section contains 41 multiple-choice questions on Reading Comprehension, Critical Reasoning, and Sentence Correction. The duration is 75 min.

Sections Questions Timing Score

Analytical Writing Assessment

Analysis of an Issue 1 topic 30 minutes 0 to 6

Analysis of an Argument 1 topic 30 minutes

Optional Rest Break 5 minutes

GMAT Quantitative
Problem Solving(*24 Questions)
Data Sufficiency(*13 Questions) 37 questions 75 minutes 0 to 60

Optional Rest Break 5 minutes

GMAT Verbal

Reading Comprehension(*13 Questions)
Critical Reasoning(*14 Questions)
Sentence Correction(*15 Questions) 41 questions 75 minutes 0 to 60

GMAT Total
200 to 800